May 2013 Finger Lakes Woodturners Meeting

Posted by on May 9, 2013

Finger Lakes Woodturners will hold our regular May club meeting on Thursday, May 16st. The meeting will be held at our normal meeting location and will begin at 6:00pm with a show and share of members work. A quick business meeting will commence at 6:45pm. Following the business meeting we will have our featured event.

This month will feature CNYWT members, Barb and Charlie LaPrease with Finishing and Marbling techniques for the Woodturner.

Charlie will be demonstrating several of his fool-proof finishing techniques and Barb will provide us with information on more decorative finishes, including marbling of turnings.  Finishing is a topic that generates a lot of questions form turners of all levels.  This should be a great opportunity for us to learn some new skills that we can put directly to use on our own work.  Don’t miss it!

FLWT Hosts Keith Tompkins

Posted by on April 5, 2013

On Friday and Saturday, April 19th and 20th, FLWT will be hosting national speaker Keith Tompkins (www.keithptompkins.com). Keith turnes a wide variety of pieces and is well known for his spiral and carved pieces.  His work is exhibited in several galleries.  You can see some of the details of Keith’s work in the photos above as well as on his web site.

FLWT will host Mr. Tompkins for a special Friday night club meeting on April 19th open to all FLWT members. During this talk, Keith will discuss his work with the membership  as well as how he has evolved as a woodturner.

On Saturday, April 20th, we will hold a demonstration where Mr. Tompkins will be discussing and demonstrating a variety of toipcs.  Keith will discuss all of the bacic cuts necessary for woodturning, he will talk about the principles of design for turned objects and he will apply those principles while designing and turning a bowl..  Keith will also demonstrate several other turned projects including one of his signature Sprial pieces.  The demo will start at about 9am and run through mid-afternoon with a short break for lunch. If you plan on attending please plan on bringing your own lunch. The demonstration is open to all and will cost $35.

The Friday meeting and the Saturday demonstration will be held at our normal meeting place:

Isaac Heating & Air Conditioning Training Center
180 Charlotte St
Rochester, N.Y.


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March 2013 Finger Lakes Woodturners Meeting

Posted by on March 10, 2013

Finger Lakes Woodturners will hold our regular March club meeting on Thursday, March 21st. The meeting will be held at our normal meeting location and will begin at 6:00pm with a show and share of members work. A quick business meeting will commence at 6:45pm. Following the business meeting we will have our featured event.

This month will feature FLWT Vice President, Bruce Trojan with Creativity for the Woodturner.

Bruce will be talking about the creative process and artistic thinking. The talk will include resources to help develop a creative idea and creative thinking, in general. Bruce will also move into the practical side of creative thinking showing methods for making chucks and spindle turning. Bringing together the creative and practical and processes, he will show how he developed and turns his ornament stands. This is sure to be a great night of turning and learning, so don’t miss it!

FLWT Hosts Peter Exton

Posted by on January 22, 2013

On Friday and Saturday, February 22nd and 23rd, FLWT will be hosting national speaker Peter Exton (www.peterexton.com).  Peter is well known in the woodturning world for his inside-out/off-center turning technique producing beautiful forms assembled from multiple turned pieces.  You can see some of the details of Peter’s techniques in articles appearing in the February 2010 and December 2012 issues of the AAW Journal.  The differences between the more traditional off-center technique and the methods that Peter uses are that Peter gangs together multiple pieces that are pre-cut to a diamond shape at the band saw before turning them at the lathe.

FLWT will host Mr. Exton for a special Friday night club meeting on February 22nd open to all FLWT members.   During this talk, Peter will discuss with the membership the basics of inside-out turning and will also share his thoughts on how this technique opens up the possibilities for various new directions in woodturning.

On Saturday, February 23rd, we will hold a demonstration where Mr. Exton will be showing his techniques inside-out turning of multiple diamond-shaped pieces and creating a unique sculptural form from the individual pieces.  The demo will start at about 9am and run through early-afternoon with a short break for lunch.  If you plan on attending please plan on bringing your own lunch. The demonstration is open to all and will cost $35.

The Friday meeting and the Saturday demonstration will be held at our normal meeting place:

Isaac Heating & Air Conditioning Training Center
180 Charlotte St
Rochester, N.Y.


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January 2013 Finger Lakes Woodturners Meeting

Posted by on January 12, 2013

Finger Lakes Woodturners will hold our regular January club meeting on Thursday, January 17th. The meeting will be held at our normal meeting location and will begin at 6:00pm with a show and share of members work. A quick business meeting will commence at 6:45pm. Following the business meeting we will have our featured event.

This month will feature FLWT President Mark Mazzo with “Hollowing Without the Hassle”.

For all of you who thought they would never hollow a vessel, this one is for you.  The demonstration will show how to create a 2-piece hollow form with a concealed joint that anyone can make.  Also covered will be some ideas on different forms to create and embellishment techniques.  This will be a great opportunity to learn a way to make a hollow vessel without the angst of doing it through a small hole.  Come out and join us for an informative night, enjoy the company and and learn some great turning techniques.

Hope you can all make it!

December 2012 Finger Lakes Woodturners Meeting

Posted by on December 12, 2012

Finger Lakes Woodturners will hold our regular December club meeting on Thursday, December 20th. The meeting will be held at our normal meeting location and will begin at 6:00pm with a show and share of members work. A quick business meeting will commence at 6:45pm. Following the business meeting we will have our featured event.

This month will feature Turning a Creature by Robert Ireland of neighboring Syracuse and a member of CNYWT.

This will be a great opportunity to learn some interesting techniques for turning and assembling turned elements.  If you’ve never turned a creature then this is your time to learn! Come out and join us for an informative night, enjoy the company and and learn some great turning techniques.

Hope you can all make it!